Cuff button



H. L.. GREVE CUFF BUTTON- Filed May 11 1925 Patented Aug. 3, 1926.

UNITED STATES HERMAN L. ennvn, or BROOKLYN, new YORK.

cure BUTTON.

Application filed May 11, 1925.. Serial No. 29,363.

My invention relates to cuff buttons for use with shirts having cuffs of soft material the lower ends of which fold back and overlie the lower sleeve portion to form a cuff, the adjacent side portions of which are held together by cuff links, the shanks of which extend through the button holes formed in the cuff to hold said side portions together.

The object of my invention is to provide a cuff button, by means of which a cuff may be increased or decreased in length and held in its adjusted position.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification,-

Fig. l is an illustrative view of a portion of a shirt sleeve having a cuff of the character described attached thereto with the buttons thereon linked together to hold the cufi in the usual normal position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view to that of Figure 1, showing the cuff lengthened by the use of the buttons embodying my invention.

Fig. 3 is a side view of one link portion.

Fig. 4t is an edge view of one link portion.

Fig. 5 is an edge view of the two link portions coupled together, and illustrating the use of the button to obtain the extreme adjustable feature, obtained by disposing the shanks in opposite directions whereby the respective display buttons may rest close to the lower edges of the cuffs, or close to the seam where the cufl is stitched to the lower edge of the shirt sleeve.

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of a cuff illustrating the use of the button construction which is attached thereto.

A, indicates the lower end portion of a shirt sleeve, and 3 indicates a cuff of flexible material which is folded back upon itself in the usual manner. Button holes C and C respectively are formed in the cuffs, the holes C in Figure 1 being located directly under the holes O, and in this position the buttons and their respective shanks would be held together as shown in Figure 4.

D-D respectively indicates the display or outer button portions, and E E respectively, indicate the inner button port-ions or flanges, which are passed through the button holes C and cause the cuff to be held between said flanges and the inner flange and shank portions.

E, a complete button construction for a single cuif is illustrated in Figure 4, and comprises two outer or display buttons or surfaces DD respectively, to each of which is attached a shank D which is connected in pivotable relation to the adjacentshank and flange portion E, and the said flange portions E E respectively are detachably coupled together by the usual snap coupling F used in the come apart type of cuff links. A pivot G is used to hold the ends of the shanks together and the shanks are made of flexible metal, the ends adjacent the pivots being indented or corrugated about the edges as illustrated at H to provide surfaces that will coa-ct to hold the shanks together to prevent accidental displacement, as will be readily understood.

The shank portions are thin and are adapted to lie in the fold of the cuff as illustrated in Figure 6.

In use, the flange portions E -E remain stationary with the inner part of the cuff and sleeve, the adjustment being eflected by moving the display buttons D away from the flange buttons E in either direction relative thereto, thus carrying the outer cuff portion up or down to the desired position,

as will be readily understood.

I do not wish to limit myself to the precise construction shown as I may use buttons having wire shanks, and may even dispense with the inner flanges E without departing from the invention disclosed.

Having thus described my invention, I

a claim as new 1. Cuff buttons comprising a plurality of contiguous shank portions, each having a button head at one end in the same plane with the shank and their opposite ends pivotally and adjustably connected to lie within the fold of a soft cufl whereby the length of said cuff may be adjusted.

2. Cuff buttons comprising a plurality of contiguous shank portions, each having a button head atone end in the same plane with the shank and their opposite ends corrugated and pivotally connected to lie within the fold of a soft cuff whereby the length of said cuff may be adjusted.

3. Unit buttons comprising a plurality of contiguous shank portions, each having a rigid button head at one end lying in the same plane with the shank and their opposite ends-pivotally and adjustably connected to lie within the fold of a soft cuff whereby said shanks may be separated relatively to each other in accordance with the length of the cufl.

4. Cuff buttons 0on1 )risinn a lumlit of and se aerated .relativelo toeach other in shank portions, each having abu tton at one cordance with theleng th of 'thecufi'.

end lying in the same plane with the shank In testimony whereof, I, HERMAN I". 10 and their opposite ends pivotally and adjust- GREVE havesigned my name to this speviably connected to lie Within the fold of a fication this 5th day of May, 1925.

soft cufi, two of the shank port-ions having means whereby they may be coupled together HERMAN L. GREVE. 

